Overview
- Thailand said negotiations to finalize a reciprocal trade deal with the United States will continue and remain separate from the Cambodia dispute after a late-night call between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and President Donald Trump.
- Thai officials earlier reported receiving a USTR letter pausing talks until Bangkok reaffirmed the Kuala Lumpur ceasefire, though the pause was described as temporary.
- Trump said he phoned the Thai and Cambodian leaders and claimed he 'stopped a war' by leveraging the threat of tariffs.
- Tensions persisted this week as Thailand accused Cambodia of laying new landmines that maimed a Thai soldier and as a cross-border shooting left one civilian dead and three wounded, with each side disputing responsibility.
- Under the trade framework announced last month, a 19% U.S. tariff on Thai goods remains the baseline, and Anutin said Trump would consider reductions if border landmine clearance is completed quickly.